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mandible Definition


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mandible
noun
    1. The lower jaw of a vertebrate.
    2. The upper or lower part of a bird's beak.
    3. One of a pair of jawlike mouthparts in insects, crustaceans, etc used for cutting food. See also jaw 1, jawbone.
Derivative: mandibular
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin mandibula, from mandere to chew.



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